Character

If you want to be loved, be lovable

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel

Pride, envy, avarice - these are the sparks have set on fire the hearts of all men

Some virtues are only seen in affliction and others only in prosperity

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit, and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine

The man, most man, works best for men: and, if most man indeed, he gets his manhood plainest from his soul

Best be yourself, imperial, plain and true!

Human nature is above all things lazy

Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good

The only fault's with time; all men become good creatures: but so slow!

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

If you wish to be held in esteem, you must associate only with those who are esteemable

Politeness makes one appear outwardly as they should be within

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do

The great hope of society is in individual character